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Podcast: Brazil Unfiltered
Episode: Brazilian NGOs Go to Washington with Marcelle Decothé
Description: In this episode of Brazil Unfiltered, James Naylor Green speaks with Marcelle Decothé. Marcelle is the advocacy director at the Instituto Marielle Franco. She is completing a doctorate in sociology at the Fluminense Federal University. Her academic interests include activism, race, favelas, and public security. As a representative of the Instituto Marielle Franco, Marcelle was one of the members of a delegation of 19 Brazilian NGOs that traveled to Washington D.C. in late July 2022. The trip was organized by the Washington Brazil Office with the purpose of speaking to policymakers and legislators about the threats to democracy in the upcoming B...